ग्रन्थि

See also: ग्रन्थ

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গ্ৰন্থি (Assamese script)
• ᬕ᭄ᬭᬦ᭄ᬣᬶ (Balinese script)
• গ্রন্থি (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰿𑰨𑰡𑰿𑰞𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀦𑁆𑀣𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဂြန္ထိ (Burmese script)
• ગ્રન્થિ (Gujarati script)
• ਗ੍ਰਨ੍ਥਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦿꦤ꧀ꦡꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂢𑂹𑂟𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಗ್ರನ್ಥಿ (Kannada script)
• គ្រន្ថិ (Khmer script)
• ຄ຺ຣນ຺ຖິ (Lao script)
• ഗ്രന്ഥി (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᡵᠠᠨᡨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘿𑘨𑘡𑘿𑘞𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠷᠠᠨᠲᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧠𑧈𑧁𑧠𑦾𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑑂𑐬𑐣𑑂𑐠𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥି (Odia script)
• ꢔ꣄ꢬꢥ꣄ꢢꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑇀𑆫𑆤𑇀𑆡𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖿𑖨𑖡𑖿𑖞𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ග්‍රන්‍ථි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞 𑪙𑩼𑩯 𑪙𑩬𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚶𑚤𑚝𑚶𑚚𑚮 (Takri script)
• க்³ரந்தி² (Tamil script)
• గ్రన్థి (Telugu script)
• คฺรนฺถิ (Thai script)
• གྲ་ནྠི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑓂𑒩𑒢𑓂𑒟𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑩇𑨫𑨝𑩇𑨚𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Related to ग्रथ्नाति (grathnāti, “to tie, string together”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐn.tʰí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾɐn̪.t̪ʰi/

Noun

ग्रन्थि • (granthí) stem, m

1. knot

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of ग्रन्थि (granthí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ग्रन्थिः granthíḥ	ग्रन्थी granthī́	ग्रन्थयः grantháyaḥ
Vocative	ग्रन्थे gránthe	ग्रन्थी gránthī	ग्रन्थयः gránthayaḥ
Accusative	ग्रन्थिम् granthím	ग्रन्थी granthī́	ग्रन्थीन् granthī́n
Instrumental	ग्रन्थिना / ग्रन्थ्या¹ granthínā / granthyā́¹	ग्रन्थिभ्याम् granthíbhyām	ग्रन्थिभिः granthíbhiḥ
Dative	ग्रन्थये grantháye	ग्रन्थिभ्याम् granthíbhyām	ग्रन्थिभ्यः granthíbhyaḥ
Ablative	ग्रन्थेः granthéḥ	ग्रन्थिभ्याम् granthíbhyām	ग्रन्थिभ्यः granthíbhyaḥ
Genitive	ग्रन्थेः granthéḥ	ग्रन्थ्योः granthyóḥ	ग्रन्थीनाम् granthīnā́m
Locative	ग्रन्थौ / ग्रन्था¹ granthaú / granthā́¹	ग्रन्थ्योः granthyóḥ	ग्रन्थिषु granthíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Helu Prakrit:
  • Sinhalese: ගැටය (gæṭaya)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: গাঁঠি (gãthi)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi)
  • Central:
    • Eastern Hindi:
      • Chhattisgarhi: गांठ (gā̃ṭh)
    • Western Hindi:
      • Old Hindi: गांठि (gā̃ṭhi)
        • Braj: गांठ (gā̃ṭh)
        • Bundeli: गांठ (gā̃ṭh), गाँठ (gā̃ṭh)
        • Hindustani: gā̃ṭh

          Hindi: गाँठ

          Urdu: گَان٘ٹْھ

          • → Garhwali: गाँठु (gā̃ṭhu), गाँठो (gā̃ṭho)
          • → Nepali: गाँठो (gā̃ṭho)
  • Eastern:
    • Assamese: গাঁঠি (gãthi)
    • Middle Bengali: গাঁটি (gãṭi), গাঁঠি (gãṭhi)
      • Bengali: গাঁট (gãṭ)
    • Bihari:
      • Bhojpuri: gā̃ṭh

        Kaithi script: 𑂏𑂰𑂀𑂘

        Devanagari script: गाँठ

      • Magahi: 𑂏𑂵𑂀𑂘 (gẽṭh)
      • Maithili: gā̃ṭh

        Devanagari script: गाँठ

        Tirhuta script: 𑒑𑒰𑒿𑒚

    • Odia: ଗଣ୍ଠି (gaṇṭhi), ଗଏଁଠ୍ (gaẽṭh)
  • Northern:
    • Central Pahari:
      • Garhwali: गाँठ (gā̃ṭh), गाँठि (gā̃ṭhi), ग्यऽड़
    • Eastern Pahari:
      • Nepali: गानु (gānu), गानो (gāno)
    • Western Pahari:
      • Dogri: gaṇḍh

        Devanagari script: गंढ

        Dogra script: 𑠌𑠷𑠗

  • Northwestern:
    • Old Punjabi: ਗੰਠਿ (gaṇṭhi), ਗੰਢਿ (gaṇḍhi), ਗਾਠਿ (gāṭhi)
      • Punjabi: gaṇḍh

        Gurmukhi script: ਗੰਢ

        Shahmukhi script: گَنڈھ

    • Saraiki:

      Devanagari script: गंढ (gaṇḍh), गन्ह (ganha), ॻंढ, ॻंढा

      Multani script: 𑊆𑊕𑊔 (gṇḍh), 𑊆𑊚𑊦 (gnh)

      Shahmukhi script: گَڈّْھ (gaḍḍh), گَنھہ (ganhh), ڳَنْڈھ (g̈anḍh), ڳَنْڈھا (g̈anḍhā)

    • Sindhi: g̈aṇḍhi

      Arabic script: ڳَنڍِ

      Devanagari script: ॻंढि

      Khudawadi script: 𑊽𑋟𑋋𑋡

  • Southern:
    • Insular:
      • Dhivehi: ގޮށް (goṣ̊)
      • Sinhalese: ගැටය (gæṭaya)
    • Marathi-Konkani:
      • Konkani:

        Devanagari script: गांठ

        Latin script: gantth

      • Old Marathi:

        Devanagari script: गांटी (gāṃṭī), गाठि (gāṭhi), गांठि (gāṃṭhi), गांठी (gāṃṭhī)

        Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘘𑘲 (gāṃṭī), 𑘐𑘰𑘙𑘲 (gāṭhī), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘙𑘲 (gāṃṭhī)

        • Marathi: gāṭh

          Devanagari script: गाठ

          Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘙

        • Varhadi: gāṭh

          Devanagari script: गाठ

          Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘙

  • Western:
    • Ahirani: गाट (gāṭ)
    • Gojri: گَٹْھ (gaṭh)
    • Gujarati: ગાંઠ (gā̃ṭh)
    • Malvi: गाँठ (gā̃ṭh)
    • Marwari:

      Devanagari script: गांठ (gā̃ṭh)

      Mahajani script: 𑅗𑅧𑅟 (gnṭh)

• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਗੰਢ (gaṇḍha, “knot”), ਗੱਠ (gaṭṭha, “fastening or tumor, cyst”)
• Pali: gaṇṭhi
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi)
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: ગાંઠ (gā̃ṭh)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: गाँठ (gā̃ṭh)

      Urdu: گانٹھ (gā̃ṭh)

• → Assamese: গ্ৰন্থি (gronthi)
• → Hindi: ग्रंथि (granthi)
• → Khmer: គ្រន្ថី (krŭənthəy)
• → Malayalam: ഗ്രന്ഥി (granthi)
• → Tamil: கிரந்தி (kiranti)
• → Telugu: గ్రంథి (granthi)

References

• “ग्रन्थि॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 159, column 2.
• Monier Williams (1899) “I. Granthí”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 371, column 1.